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On Windows, the default stack size is 1 MB, and on x86 Linux, it is 2 MB. Visual C++ allows you to specify a bigger stack with the /F compiler switch (or the /STACK linker switch). The gcc compiler allows you to change the default stack size with the --stack switch.

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